Question 2. The cycloheptatrienyl cation was first prepared more than a century ago by reaction of Br with cycloheptatriene. Draw the molecular orbital diagrams for the cycloheptatrienyl cation. Indicate if this compound is aromatic, non-aromatic or anti-aromatic using this energy diagram. Justify your answer. HH Br Br2 Θ

Question 2. The cycloheptatrienyl cation was first prepared more than a century ago by reaction of Br with cycloheptatriene. Draw the molecular orbital diagrams for the cycloheptatrienyl cation. Indicate if this compound is aromatic, non-aromatic or anti-aromatic using this energy diagram. Justify your answer. HH Br Br2 Θ

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Chapter21: Benzene And The Concept Of Aromaticity

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Problem 21.16P: Which of the molecules and ions given in Problem 21.15 are aromatic according to the Hckel criteria?...

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